Jun 09, 2005 The Mail Server Update delivers overall improved reliability and is recommended for all systems running mail services on Mac OS X Server version 10.3.9. It includes improvements for more accurate reconstruction of mail database files. Mar 01, 2016 Question: Q: Setting up hotmail in Mac OS X in Mail App with IMAP. I went back in the account info and checked outgoing mail serveredit SMTP server list. On the advanced tab, I saw the 'automatically detect and maintain account settings' box was unchecked. I checked that again (I may have unchecked it during different troubleshooting.
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Some users have reported that Mail.app fails to retrieve all mail or certain messages after the update to Mac OS X 10.6.3. Mail.app may also stop automatically checking for new mail (i.e. it will only receive mail when the check mail button is clicked or the app is quit then re-launched.
Possible Fixes
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Re-apply Mac OS X 10.6.3 Combo Update. Some users have experienced success in resolving this issue by using what is perhaps the trustiest post-update-issue routine: re-applying the Mac OS X 10.6.3 update. Simply download the 785 MB file and run the installer.
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Change DNS servers. Failing the aforementioned, try changing your systems’s DNS servers to those offered by OpenDNS. To do so,
- Open System Preferences and click “Network”
- Select your connection method (AirPort, Ethernet, etc.)
- Enter the following items in the “DNS Server” field: 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220
- Click Apply
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